Alberto Balsam
Alberto Balsam Conditioner Apple - 350 ml
haircare · conditioner
Enriched with bleach extract, this nourishing conditioner gives your hair a light natural scent of fresh apples while providing intensive conditioning and shine.The soft and lightweight formula penetrates quickly into the hair fibres, making it easy to comb and leaving the hair soft, healthy and well-groomed.The conditioner is perfect for all hair types and can be used for both fine and thick hair as it does not weigh the hair down or leave it feeling greasy.Information:Brand: Alberto BalsamType: ConditionerVariant: ÆbleContent: 350ml
Ingredients, in label order
Every ingredient in label order — what it does, how likely it is to clog pores, and how strong the research is. Expand a row for the plain-words read.
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1AquaWater | solventmoreWater (Aqua) is the solvent base of most skincare and haircare products and usually the first, largest ingredient on the label. Full ingredient page → | — | |
2Cetyl AlcoholFatty alcohol (non-drying) | emulsion stabilising, fragrance, opacifying, skin conditioning - emollient, surfactant - cleansing, surfactant - emulsifying, surfactant - foam boosting, viscosity controllingmoreA fatty alcohol — a waxy, solid C16 alcohol (often from coconut or palm kernel oil) — and a good example of why 'alcohol' on a label is not automatically drying. Unlike the small, volatile solvent alcohols such as alcohol denat. Full ingredient page → | 2 | moderate |
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A conditioning silicone that targets damaged areas of hair; not water-soluble.moreAn amino-functionalised silicone — essentially dimethicone with positively-charged amino groups grafted on — used mainly as a hair conditioner. Full ingredient page → | — | moderate | |
6DimethiconeA silicone | A silicone that smooths and seals; not water-soluble, so it can build up on hair.moreThe most widely used silicone in skincare and haircare — a polydimethylsiloxane polymer that spreads into a thin, breathable, water-repellent film. Full ingredient page → | 1 | moderate |
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9Lactic AcidAHA exfoliant (gentle) | A gentler AHA exfoliant that also hydrates; good for first-time acid users.moreA gentle alpha-hydroxy acid (AHA) that loosens the bonds between dead surface cells so they shed, revealing smoother skin, while also acting as a humectant that draws and holds water in the skin. Full ingredient page → | — | strong |
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Pore-clogging scores run from 0 to 5. This older scale is contested, so use it as a patch-test clue—not a verdict. No marker means the record has not been rated; we never invent one.